Dear EVGA Community,
 
Thank you everyone for your patience while our team worked on the updates per Intel for the Z690 motherboards. 
These updates include the latest 0x12B Microcode and the Intel ME Firmware Update (16.1.32.2473).
 
This BIOS is considered BETA, and we only recommend flashing it to one of your BIOS chips, just in case you need to revert back to an older version.
 
The BETA BIOS can be downloaded at the links below:

• 121-AL-E699-KR - EVGA Z690 DARK K|NGP|N – v2.17
• 121-AL-E698-KR - EVGA Z690 CLASSIFIED – v2.16

 
Please take note that the 0x12B Microcode is only tested with the Intel 13^th Gen. Processors on the EVGA Z690 Motherboard Series.

Thank you!!!

Great news

EVGATech_ChrisB
 
Dear EVGA Community,
 
Thank you everyone for your patience while our team worked on the updates per Intel for the Z690 motherboards. 
These updates include the latest 0x12B Microcode and the Intel ME Firmware Update (16.1.32.2473).
 
This BIOS is considered BETA, and we only recommend flashing it to one of your BIOS chips, just in case you need to revert back to an older version.
 
The BETA BIOS can be downloaded at the links below:
 
121-AL-E699-KR - EVGA Z690 DARK K|NGP|N – v2.17
121-AL-E698-KR - EVGA Z690 CLASSIFIED – v2.16
 
Please take note that the 0x12B Microcode is only tested with the Intel 13th Gen. Processors on the EVGA Z690 Motherboard Seri
es.
 
 

 
Will this update the ME firmware automatically?

Yes, it is part of BIOS update and if you revert to an earlier version of the BIOS the ME will revert as well.
 

evgasjtx59

EVGATech_ChrisB
 
Dear EVGA Community,
 
Thank you everyone for your patience while our team worked on the updates per Intel for the Z690 motherboards. 
These updates include the latest 0x12B Microcode and the Intel ME Firmware Update (16.1.32.2473).
 
This BIOS is considered BETA, and we only recommend flashing it to one of your BIOS chips, just in case you need to revert back to an older version.
 
The BETA BIOS can be downloaded at the links below:
 
121-AL-E699-KR - EVGA Z690 DARK K|NGP|N – v2.17
121-AL-E698-KR - EVGA Z690 CLASSIFIED – v2.16
 
Please take note that the 0x12B Microcode is only tested with the Intel 13th Gen. Processors on the EVGA Z690 Motherboard Seri
es.
 
 

 
Will this update the ME firmware automatically?

Thank you very much for the update.

Hi Chris and EVGA team,
 
Thank you guys for getting this BIOS out to us! It's a shame that EVGA has pulled out of the Motherboard market but I don't think there's another vendor out there past or present that would pull out of market segment and still provide warranty and BIOS support to their products they pulled out of like you guys have! APO would have been nice and official 14th gen support on Z690 also would have been nice but I understand the reasoning.
 
So far testing the 2.16 12b bios has been working just fine.
 
Thanks again!

Cpt.Derrek
Hi Chirs and EVGA team,
 
Thank you guys for getting this BIOS out to us! It's a shame that EVGA has pulled out of the Motherboard market but I don't think there's another vendor out there past or present that would pull out of market segment and still provide warranty and BIOS support to their products they pulled out of like you guys have! APO would have been nice and official 14th gen support on Z690 also would have been nice but I understand the reasoning.
 
So far testing the 2.16 12b bios has been working just fine.
 
Thanks again!

good to see your results are positive on your MB

EVGATech_ChrisB
Dear EVGA Community,

Thank you everyone for your patience while our team worked on the updates per Intel for the Z690 motherboards. 
These updates include the latest 0x12B Microcode and the Intel ME Firmware Update (16.1.32.2473).

This BIOS is considered BETA, and we only recommend flashing it to one of your BIOS chips, just in case you need to revert back to an older version.

The BETA BIOS can be downloaded at the links below:

• 121-AL-E699-KR - EVGA Z690 DARK K|NGP|N – v2.17
• 121-AL-E698-KR - EVGA Z690 CLASSIFIED – v2.16

 
Please take note that the 0x12B Microcode is only tested with the Intel 13^th Gen. Processors on the EVGA Z690 Motherboard Series.

Many thanks ChrisB 

I enabled Intel DTT again for the newest Bios version since they still haven't confirmed if they will officially support it.

EVGA Z690 Classified 2.16 Intel DTT Enabled + Drivers for Intel APO